A man was arrested today for mercilessly beating up his son. A video that has gone viral shows the man behaving like a demon to beat his ten-year-old son.

The police, after arresting the accused on Saturday booked him under the number of sections. (ANI)

A man was arrested today for mercilessly beating up his son. A video that has gone viral shows the man behaving like a demon to beat his ten-year-old son. As per Times of India, the man was arrested soon after the video went viral. The Karnataka Police has filed a case against the man Mahendra Kumar. The 37-year old is a resident of Global village in west Bengaluru’s Kengeri .

The video that has come to light, shows the man, a plumber by profession, beating up his son ruthlessly, first by mobile charger wire, then by a leather belt and finally tossing him a number of times on the bed. The son, a class III student studying in a private school is the only child of his parents.

The police, after arresting the accused on Saturday booked him under the number of acts including 506 (act with criminal intimidation) and Justice to Juvenile Act and the Indian Penal Code sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt). The man was granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board in the afternoon.

As per New Indian Express, the video came to light by an accident. After Kumar gave his phone for repair at a shop, someone found the video and leaked it, following which it went viral. The police first searched his workplace. From thereand, they took the address of his residence.

Video of a father assaulting his 10-yr-old son has gone viral. The incident happened 1 & a half month back in Bengaluru. Video was shot by the mother, who had given the mobile for repair recently when this video got leaked. Case has been registered & the father has been detained pic.twitter.com/5UdXnFTdbI